The actress, who plays Sophie Webster, has filmed a documentary to raise awareness about kids suffering with HIV.

Brooke’s co-star Ryan Thomas, who plays Jason Grimshaw, also took part in the film, Corrie Goes To Kenya.

Brooke, 20, was devastated by what she saw in a Kenyan slum called Bangladesh.

She Tweeted: “With the Bangladesh children. Humbled moments!” A Corrie source said: “Brooke was moved to tears by these kids, not because they lived in such awful conditions but because they live life with a smile on their faces despite the hardships.”

Ryan celebrated his 28th birthday on Sunday in Africa.

He Tweeted: “Had most amazing birthday, feel so lucky to of celebrated my birthday with these beautiful people in the slums of Bangladesh.”